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General Humanities II (Spring 2015) : For Wednesday: Tarzan, Chs. 18-23
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General Humanities II (Spring 2015). Monday, April 13, 2015. For Wednesday: Tarzan, Chs. 18-23. We'll open with one of the following questions as an in-class quiz response on Wednesday:. Though Jane falls madly in love with Tarzan, how does she understand what he is? Is he an ape? What makes her think so, and will her evidence convince her father and her lover, Clayton? Is this another racist passage in the book, or is Burroughs merely trying to illustrate the inhumanity of man to another men? For Wednes...
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General Humanities II (Spring 2015) : For Friday: Tarzan, Chs. 23-28 (Conclusion)
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General Humanities II (Spring 2015). Wednesday, April 15, 2015. For Friday: Tarzan, Chs. 23-28 (Conclusion). Here are some last questions to consider for Tarzan. One of which will greet you on Friday. Also, be sure that you have- or have ordered- The Complete Persepolis-. For next week, since we'll be starting that almost immediately. What ideas and concerns most prevent Jane from embracing her love of Tarzan? Are these fears realistic- or racist? How is Mr. Canler a "civilized" version of Terkoz? For We...
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British Science Fiction and Fantasy (Spring 2015): March 2015
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British Science Fiction and Fantasy (Spring 2015). Friday, March 27, 2015. For Tuesday: Lord Dunsany, Tales of Fantasy and Reality. For Tuesday: Lord Dunsany, In The. Answer 2 of the 4 questions. 1 Many of these stories seem to cross numerous genre boundaries, from ghost stories to mysteries and folk legends. Given this diversity, why might we consider each one part of the larger genre of “fantasy” literature? Is he being a more "adult" writer here? Where else can we see Dunsany mocking the pretensions of.
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General Humanities II (Spring 2015) : January 2015
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General Humanities II (Spring 2015). Friday, January 30, 2015. For Monday: Wordsworth, Ode: Intimations of Immortality. For Monday: English Romantic Poetry. 8220;Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections in Early Childhood” (pp.51-57): read the entire poem, but the questions will only focus on Stanzas 1-7. Answer 2 of the 4 questions below:. 1 According to Stanzas 1-4, what causes the poet to feel distanced from the natural world? What has come between him and his imagination/emotions? 4 Stanza ...
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British Science Fiction and Fantasy (Spring 2015): For Thursday: The Hobbit, Chs.5-7
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British Science Fiction and Fantasy (Spring 2015). Tuesday, April 7, 2015. For Thursday: The Hobbit, Chs.5-7. For Thursday: Tolkein, The Hobbit. As always answer 2 of the following…. A work which Tolkein not only translated but was highly influenced by, the phrase “wyrd” is often used, which translates to fate or chance. In one significant passage, Beowulf claims, “Wyrd saves oft/the man undoomed if he undaunted be” (lines 572-573). How does fate (or luck? Seem to function similarly in The Hobbit. 4 How ...
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British Science Fiction and Fantasy (Spring 2015): For Tuesday: Tolkein's The Hobbit (at last!)
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British Science Fiction and Fantasy (Spring 2015). Thursday, April 2, 2015. For Tuesday: Tolkein's The Hobbit (at last! For Tuesday: Tolkein, The Hobbit. Answer 2 of the following questions (and don’t rely on the movie to answer them for you—the book is a bit different! In what way might we consider The Hobbit. And/or the character of Bilbo Baggins a variation (or revision) on several of Lord Dunsany’s stories of Fantasy and Reality such as “The Wonderful Window,” etc? He had eaten most, talked most, and...
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British Science Fiction and Fantasy (Spring 2015): For Tuesday: Clarke, 2001: Chs.1-11
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British Science Fiction and Fantasy (Spring 2015). Friday, April 17, 2015. For Tuesday: Clarke, 2001: Chs.1-11. For Tuesday: Clarke’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. Chs1-11, pp.9-69). Answer TWO of the following…. Why might we read the date ‘2001’ really as ‘1968,’ the year it was written? 2 According to the first chapters set in the extremely distant past, what makes us ‘human’? How does the Monolith teach ancient ape-man to evolve into something more reminiscent of modern man? April 20, 2015 at 7:28 AM. 3 The ...
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British Science Fiction and Fantasy (Spring 2015): For Thursday: Finish The Hobbit!
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British Science Fiction and Fantasy (Spring 2015). Tuesday, April 14, 2015. For Thursday: Finish The Hobbit! For Thursday: The Hobbit. Answer 2 of the following (I've given you 5 questions this time! How is Smaug a lot like the dwarves (especially Thorin) as well as some of the Men (and Hobbits! Though he is a great dragon and a creature of old, how has his heart been corrupted by a lack of fantasy and a narrow view of “business? Bilbo exclaims to himself, “Now I am a burglar indeed! At the very end of t...